Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leacroft Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 331st lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leacroft Avenue (WV10 9DA) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leacroft Avenue (WV10 9DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Perry Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hammond Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leacroft Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jenks Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Hill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitgreave Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Hill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillstone Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Perry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillcrest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillcrest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Hill Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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